Address ‘inequality’ start with a flat tax

Published: Sunday, February 16, 2014 at 06:58 PM.

To the editor:

In their attempt to turn this country to socialism, Democrats have replaced their old buzz phrase of “entitlement reform” with the now preferred phrase of “income inequality.”

There is, however, another term that worked pretty well for more than 230 years — “American capitalism.” During all that time we have had income inequality that only now seems to be a problem. Why should Democrats now be telling Bill Gates that he has made too much money and needs to stop it? Or are they really saying that he should be giving his money to our younger generation of men that are now used to their entitlements of sitting on their obese derrieres, playing Xbox all day, living on their mothers’ welfare and grandmothers’ Social Security and young women striving and hoping that someday they can be just like their mother and have children out of wedlock so they can get their own welfare scam going because there is no responsible father around? If the younger generation of U.S. citizens aren’t willing to take advantage of what this country offers, there are plenty of immigrants that will.

I’ve said this before but it’s worth repeating every chance I get — the rich are called rich because they have already made their money. When the politicians of the U.S. Government put so many restrictions on businesses that they can’t make a profit, they will invest their money elsewhere.

Democrats know they can’t play Robin Hood with rich people’s money because rich people are smarter than politicians. All they have to offer is buying votes because that is so much more important that any national debt.

If politicians were serious about inequality, a flat tax rate would be a good place to start.

In their attempt to turn this country to socialism, Democrats have replaced their old buzz phrase of “entitlement reform” with the now preferred phrase of “income inequality.”

There is, however, another term that worked pretty well for more than 230 years — “American capitalism.” During all that time we have had income inequality that only now seems to be a problem. Why should Democrats now be telling Bill Gates that he has made too much money and needs to stop it? Or are they really saying that he should be giving his money to our younger generation of men that are now used to their entitlements of sitting on their obese derrieres, playing Xbox all day, living on their mothers’ welfare and grandmothers’ Social Security and young women striving and hoping that someday they can be just like their mother and have children out of wedlock so they can get their own welfare scam going because there is no responsible father around? If the younger generation of U.S. citizens aren’t willing to take advantage of what this country offers, there are plenty of immigrants that will.

I’ve said this before but it’s worth repeating every chance I get — the rich are called rich because they have already made their money. When the politicians of the U.S. Government put so many restrictions on businesses that they can’t make a profit, they will invest their money elsewhere.

Democrats know they can’t play Robin Hood with rich people’s money because rich people are smarter than politicians. All they have to offer is buying votes because that is so much more important that any national debt.

If politicians were serious about inequality, a flat tax rate would be a good place to start.